Good Morning, good morning,
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happy Sabbath! Happy Sabbath!
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Are you alive this
morning? Yes. You sound like it,
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you know life without
passion it may not be a
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life at all, what do you think?
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I think life deserves
to have a passion they can
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live for and the
Bible teaches that God wants
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to give us full of
life and everybody wants to
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experience that fullness
of life and this morning,
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I want to share
with you from the Bible,
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What the Life is All
About. Turn your Bibles with me
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again to the book of Genesis,
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Genesis chapter
2, Genesis chapter 2
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and once again
verse 8, and the Lord God
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planted a garden
eastward in Eden and
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there he puts the
man whom he had formed,
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once again we talked
about yesterday the, the
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word Eden, it means
pleasure and delights
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and happiness, but
let me ask you something
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when you look that word garden.
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Garden of Eden, what
do you think that word
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garden means, I
know what your thinking,
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some of you are
thinking garden is like
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a you know having tomatoes, and
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cucumbers and squash
like a vegetable garden,
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but if you look
at the original word,
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original meaning
behind this word garden
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you will
discover that garden means
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surrounded, enclosed,
cover. So, when we interpret
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this name that
Garden of Eden, it's really
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surrounded with
pleasure, covered with delights,
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enclosed with
happiness, that's what it means.
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And I'm wondering
what made the Garden
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of Eden, a place of a
full of life and I began
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to wonder about these
rivers in the garden and
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when was the last
time you study about the
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rivers in the Garden,
let's look at it, Genesis
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chapter 2 and look
with me, verse 10, and a
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river went out of Eden
to water the garden and
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from hence, from
thence it was parted and
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became into four heads
the name of the first is
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Pison, and then
verse 13 and a name of the
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second river is Gihon,
and then verse 14 and a
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name of the third
river is Hiddekel or Tigris,
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and then the fourth
river is Euphrates, and when
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you read the names
of those rivers may be
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you're saying tears of
so what or we just, we can
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just simply saying
hmm interesting, they were
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rivers in the Garden
of Eden, we just, we can
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just move on but
sometimes may not be
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all the times, but some
times it is interesting to
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study into the meaning
of these names in the Bible.
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And when I did
that I began to discover
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something every
interesting, first of all
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in order to, for us to
understand this spiritual
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application from
this, now let me ask me
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something, in the
Bible, a river usually
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represents what? In
the book of Revelation the
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Bible says rivers of
life, perhaps this is a reason
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why major cities are
build near or on top of a
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humongous river,
because it needs lot of water.
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So, river in the
Bible often represents life,
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so is it possible, is
it possible that these
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rivers can teach us something
about life well, lets see.
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Then I began to look
into the meaning of these
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names Pison, in the
original language, the
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root word of that name
means increase, increase.
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Gihon, what a
name huh, Gihon means
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bursting forth, like
flower, blooming and blossoming.
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And Hiddekel, means
rapid speed, it give you
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the idea of energy
and then Euphrates,
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I am sure you are
familiar with that one.
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Euphrates means
much fruit or fruitful.
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So, let me ask you
something, when you
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hear these words
increase, bursting force,
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rapid energetic, fruitful,
how do you feel, do you
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feel like you are alive
or dead. Alive, that's right
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and if we really
analyze the desire of every
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person in this
world. We all want to
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experience this increasing
life, bursting forth life,
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energetic life and
fruitful life. But, let me
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ask you something
when you wake up in
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the morning how do you feel,
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how do you feel when
you wake up in the morning?
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Many times we feel
like we're decreasing,
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we feel as though
we're dried up, we feel as
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though we're slowing
down, we feel as though
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we are withering
away, so what do most people
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do in the morning
what do most people do
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in the morning in
order to experience to have
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this feelings of
you know increase and
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bursting forth,
energetic, what these really do,
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they drink coffee,
and you know that we don't
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promote you know
caffeinated drinks.
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However I do
sympathize, I do understand why
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some of these people
they drink that why it
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just shows you one
thing is clear and that is
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we all want to live a
vibrant life, don't you
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think so? So perhaps
the Bible is trying to
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teach us how we can
have this kind of life,
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the description of
life should be increasing
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life, bursting forth
life, energetic life and
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fruitful life, but now
the question is how can we
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have that kind of
life. Well, in the Garden of
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Eden, was there
anything in the Garden of Eden
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that talked about
life? Ahh! The Tree of Life,
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that's right the Tree
of Life, and it is very
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interesting, it is
very interesting when Adam
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and Eve, when they
were kicked out they
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had to say goodbye
to three unique things,
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in the Garden of
Eden, look with me, Genesis
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chapter 3, and verse
24, Genesis chapter 3,
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and verse 24, the
Bible says this, so he drove
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out the man and he
placed at the east of the
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Garden of Eden
cherubim and a flaming sword
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which turned every
way to keep the way of the
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tree of life. So the
Bible makes it very clear that
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Adam and Eve, they
had to say goodbye to
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the tree of life.
You see my friends
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when we began
think about the Garden of
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Eden and the outside
of the Garden of Eden,
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what made the Garden
of Eden so, so special,
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it was the tree of
life because when you have
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think about it, I
mean in the Garden of Eden
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they were trees
right, what about outside?
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I mean are you trying
to tell me that as soon as
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they walked out of
the Garden of Eden it was
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desert, desolation,
and only a few cactus,
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is that you're trying
to tell me, I mean were
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there fruit trees in
the garden? Yes. Fruit trees
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outside? Yes. Grass
inside? Yes. Grass outside?
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Yes. Animals inside?
Yes. Animals outside?
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Yes. Then what made the
Garden of Eden so special?
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Number one, it's clear
from the Bible, the tree
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of life, so lost item
number one, tree of life,
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lost item number two,
the garments of lights,
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let me show from the
Bible turn your Bibles
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with me to the book
of Genesis chapter 2,
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once again and verse
25, Genesis chapter 2
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and verse 25, the Bible
says this, and they were
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both how? Naked,
the man and his wife and
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they were not
ashamed, okay so the Bible
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makes it very
clear that Adam and Eve,
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were how? Naked,
okay, a question for
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you, were they
really naked yes or no?
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Yes or no. Naked, yes, no,
you don't know, I mean it's
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English, you don't
know, it's right there,
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it says they were
naked but wait a minute,
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wait a minute,
something very strange, look at
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this Genesis 3 and
verse 7, right after they
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commit a sin, see
what the Bible says, and it
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says in the eyes
of them both what?
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Were opened.
Literally? Literally? No, if you
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say literally, are
you telling me that God
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created half way
blind Adam and Eve.
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Eve, where are you?
But that wouldn't make
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any sense right. Okay,
then what it mean their
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eyes opened, then
we conclude, eye in the
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Bible represents enlightenment,
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understanding, perception,
oh now they understand
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that they are
naked, oh that's a good
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interpretation Okay, but
the problem is my friends.
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If you say now they
realized that they are
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naked, are you
telling me that God created
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them halfway dumb.
Like they were naked,
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don't know I'm naked.
But, then after I eat a
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fruit oh, I'm
smarter, oh I'm naked.
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No, no, no, that
would not make any sense
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then what happened?
What happened, ah, you
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see my friends, let
me ask you something, you
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believe that they
were, Adam and Eve were
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created in the
image of God yes, alright,
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alright, I am about
to ask you this question
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and I want you to
be mature about it and
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I am not trying to
be funny, but let me ask
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something. So they
were created in the
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image of God, the
question is, Is God
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naked? And the answer
is no, then what is he
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wearing, what is he
wearing, ah, let's see
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with the Bible has to
say, so turn your Bibles
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with me to Psalms, Psalms 104,
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Psalms 104 and verse
2, Psalms 104 and verse 2,
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the Bible says
talking about God who covers
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thyself with lights
as with a garment, there
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you go the Bible makes
it pretty clear that God
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is wearing so to
speak the garment of light,
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therefore my
friends when God created
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Adam and Eve, they
were naked meaning no
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man made fabric
however they had the
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garment of light,
imagine from your body
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glowing light,
perhaps it was bright enough
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that it worked as
covering your body,
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it does not matter
where ever go, it is always
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bright, you cannot even
turn it off at night when
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you go to bed.
Good night Eve, and
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light goes out, are
you with me. So, if you can
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imagine this you
see they were made with
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the garment of lights
but they are naked, but
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no shame, as when
they committed sin together
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they lost the garment
of light and then what
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happened? Now they're
able to see that they are
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naked meaning
without the garment of light.
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So, lost item
number two, the garment of
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light, so the tree of
life number one, garment of
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lights, number two,
lost item number three,
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well it is not so
clear, written in the Bible,
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but I believe that we
can safely come to this
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conclusion and that
is, Adam and Eve had to
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say goodbye to face
to face conversation,
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communication with
God. We see God speaking to
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Adam, telling him
what to do? So then we have
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these three
items, the Tree of Life,
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the Garment of
Light, and Face to Face
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communication was
God, these three things
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made the Garden of
Eden special and this
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morning I want to
observe that these three
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things are
teaching us something very
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important about life.
In some ways my friends
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in order for us,
listen in order for us to
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experience life that
is increasing, bursting
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forth, energetic
and fruitful, perhaps we
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need these three
things. So, let me ask you
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something, tree of life,
what is the tree of life?
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Teaching us about life.
If you eat that fruit what
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will happen? You will
live forever so perhaps
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the Bible is teaching us
that life should be forever,
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life should be everlasting,
we should experience
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immortality because
my friends you cannot
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really, really enjoy
life when you know that
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you have an
expiration date on your forehead
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and this day it
gets sooner if you smoke
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and drink and do
other things, and ladies and
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gentleman, I know
this is a morbid way of
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saying it I know I'm
so sorry to tell you this,
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but as soon as we
were born, we began to die.
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You see death is
never, we never get used to
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death, I mean I
know you see death on TV,
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news and when you
see death and somewhere
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you're like okay people
die, but listen when you
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death, when it's so
close to you and when it
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happens so many times
do you get used to it?
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Every time it
happens, what happens, well,
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how do you react to that?
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In shock, why?
Shock. Some where in your
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soul it's telling you
it should not be like this.
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If we were created to
die, it's like oh! die
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okay, he is dead,
okay, that's part of life.
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But, something is
telling us from inside
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the way we were created,
the creator put this desire,
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what desire? I want to
live forever, yes or no?
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Yes, you know back
in those days, back in
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those days I was
break dancing, my hair was
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down till here, I
was deejaying, you know
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doing graffiti, you
know what graffiti is,
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making people's wall
beautiful without their
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permission and you
surprise them in the
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morning and do it
quickly and you run and
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it's one of those
things. And I was doing that
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and drinking and
partying and you know
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rock concert,
performance and all
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kinds of things.
But, I sure remember that
00:20:42.13\00:20:46.26
night I was going
to a dance club and my
00:20:46.26\00:20:50.53
friend was driving
and he was about to make a
00:20:50.53\00:20:53.33
left turn and we
heard this sound from behind
00:20:53.33\00:20:57.16
a car you know keee
and boom and wow and
00:20:57.16\00:21:03.76
my friends were all
in pain and I was able to
00:21:03.76\00:21:06.50
get of the car and look
at the car and car use to
00:21:06.50\00:21:08.90
be like this but
it became like this
00:21:08.90\00:21:10.56
and this lady hit us
and she is. I mean I'm
00:21:12.50\00:21:15.80
thinking actually
like play dead, scared her
00:21:15.80\00:21:19.30
even more, but I was
just cursing at her and
00:21:19.30\00:21:23.10
just yelling at her,
and she began to get like
00:21:23.10\00:21:25.80
scared and cry and it's
like oh! and I still went
00:21:25.80\00:21:29.36
to dance club that
night. But, my friend said man
00:21:29.36\00:21:34.43
you better go to the
hospital I'm like yeah,
00:21:34.43\00:21:37.70
maybe I should. So, on
the way to the hospital
00:21:37.70\00:21:41.40
I saw another
accident, head on collision,
00:21:42.30\00:21:48.46
it looks like people
died and it just hit me,
00:21:49.86\00:21:54.13
here I am 17,
having, you know having this
00:21:55.56\00:22:01.26
great life, popular,
lots of friends, I'm like the
00:22:01.26\00:22:05.73
leader of a gang and
having this good time.
00:22:05.73\00:22:08.60
But, I could have
been dead tonight, and ever
00:22:08.60\00:22:14.96
after that it doesn't
matter how hard I try to
00:22:14.96\00:22:17.90
dance that thought kept
hitting me. It's like I can
00:22:17.90\00:22:23.50
have you know, can
laugh and enjoy, and
00:22:23.50\00:22:25.80
drink, and talk, but
somewhere you're gonna
00:22:25.80\00:22:28.10
die some day and that
just takes away the joy
00:22:28.10\00:22:34.23
of life all together
and we all have this desire
00:22:34.23\00:22:39.40
of immortality, why
people they write about
00:22:39.40\00:22:42.56
in their poem, they
sing about, they make
00:22:42.56\00:22:45.86
dramas and movies
about it, they write
00:22:45.86\00:22:48.53
books about it. Why
do we have this desire?
00:22:48.53\00:22:52.33
Perhaps your soul is
telling you, you miss
00:22:53.03\00:22:58.20
your home, the Garden of Eden.
00:22:58.20\00:23:00.96
How many meals do eat a day?
00:23:03.33\00:23:04.66
Three, some people
six, some people one,
00:23:06.86\00:23:11.73
they start in the morning and
00:23:12.40\00:23:13.40
they finish in the evening.
00:23:13.40\00:23:14.36
But, three meals
average, that's 21, that's 84 a
00:23:19.00\00:23:24.06
month, 21 a week, 84,
a month, one year it will
00:23:24.06\00:23:28.06
be more than thousand.
70 years of life 70,000
00:23:28.06\00:23:33.70
meals, how would you
like to see that at once,
00:23:33.70\00:23:36.20
well you know at
one time, trucks, many
00:23:36.20\00:23:39.66
trucks and we are
thinking, you got to
00:23:39.66\00:23:43.80
think this way
basically our whole life, my own
00:23:43.80\00:23:47.70
life is eat all that and
die. Eating all that cannot
00:23:47.70\00:23:55.03
give you life, but
in order to eat that we
00:23:55.03\00:24:00.43
work so hard, we push
so hard, we wanna live,
00:24:00.43\00:24:06.03
we miss home, we miss
the original purpose of
00:24:10.90\00:24:16.90
the creation of
man to live, forever.
00:24:16.90\00:24:21.46
The lost item number
two, Garment of Light,
00:24:24.16\00:24:28.50
what is that teaching
us about life? The Bible
00:24:28.50\00:24:33.53
says they both were
naked and then it says
00:24:33.53\00:24:38.53
they were not what?
Ashamed. So let me ask
00:24:38.53\00:24:43.13
something how would
you feel if from your
00:24:43.13\00:24:47.63
body is glowing light, how would
00:24:47.63\00:24:49.86
you feel about yourself?
00:24:49.86\00:24:50.83
One thing for sure,
since they did not feel
00:24:54.10\00:24:58.46
shame because they
had the garment of light,
00:24:58.46\00:25:02.60
therefore the
opposite of shame is what?
00:25:03.16\00:25:06.76
In a good way confidence,
00:25:10.66\00:25:14.70
confidence, what is God
trying to teaching us here?
00:25:17.26\00:25:21.86
You see the tree of
life is teaching the quantity
00:25:22.23\00:25:29.03
of life, life should
be forever, longevity of
00:25:29.03\00:25:35.46
life, but the garment
of light is teaching us the
00:25:35.46\00:25:42.20
Quality of Life,
how life should be, how?
00:25:42.20\00:25:47.26
Without shame. In
a very healthy way
00:25:47.26\00:25:54.40
confidence,
stability. Are you listening?
00:25:55.36\00:26:01.36
And even today, what we do today
00:26:05.63\00:26:07.93
in a symbolic and spiritual way
00:26:10.03\00:26:12.36
we do things that
will, will tell us we do miss
00:26:15.50\00:26:21.00
the garment of
light, how? For some reason
00:26:21.00\00:26:27.60
psychologically we
like to shine, what do you
00:26:27.60\00:26:32.23
think? We like to
look bright, how do we do
00:26:32.23\00:26:39.03
this? We began with
lotion, now lotion is not
00:26:39.03\00:26:44.10
sinful, so don't, don't.
Alright, but we try these
00:26:44.10\00:26:48.63
things, ah! Garments,
nice hairstyle, alright,
00:26:48.63\00:26:54.60
all good, all good, all
good. Now what else do we
00:26:54.60\00:26:57.66
use? Ah! Talent, I
know how to sing, I can
00:26:57.66\00:27:02.63
speak, oh, look at me
dunk you know, look at
00:27:02.63\00:27:07.03
me, correct me, I
don't know what that is?
00:27:07.03\00:27:08.96
But, look at me, look
at me, you know so many
00:27:08.96\00:27:14.43
of these things might
be innocent but we use a
00:27:14.43\00:27:17.23
lot of these things,
look at my jaw, and see, oh,
00:27:17.23\00:27:21.03
I'm the President,
look at my house, look at my
00:27:21.03\00:27:24.93
car, look at me, look,
look, look at me, I'm bright.
00:27:24.93\00:27:29.56
But, then, but then
when nobody is watching
00:27:34.50\00:27:37.33
us we feel so dark,
we eat and eat and do all
00:27:37.33\00:27:44.80
that we can to live,
but yet we feel so lifeless.
00:27:44.80\00:27:48.50
We cover, cover,
wear, do things to make
00:27:50.43\00:27:53.10
ourselves bright,
but yet we feel so dark,
00:27:53.10\00:27:56.26
but we want it and
God understands, some days
00:28:01.23\00:28:04.70
we think I wish I
could live forever.
00:28:04.70\00:28:06.80
I wish I can
shine. Your deep embedded
00:28:09.40\00:28:14.73
desire is telling you,
go back to the Garden of
00:28:14.73\00:28:20.66
Eden, that's where
you can get it, but yet we
00:28:20.66\00:28:27.43
don't go back to
the Garden of Eden,
00:28:27.43\00:28:29.16
where do be go, we
go everywhere else,
00:28:29.16\00:28:33.20
to get that. And we
are disappointed, we see
00:28:34.90\00:28:40.90
are miserable, lost item
number three, face to face
00:28:40.90\00:28:48.16
communication with
God, basically talking,
00:28:48.16\00:28:53.23
you know talking is
important, try to live
00:28:54.80\00:29:00.33
your life without
talking? Why don't try
00:29:00.33\00:29:04.10
like a one month,
speech fast, speech fast, maybe
00:29:04.10\00:29:11.23
some of you need
that, you know maybe some
00:29:11.23\00:29:15.13
of you maybe you talk
too much. So, no talking
00:29:15.13\00:29:18.16
for one month, on top
of that see nobody for
00:29:18.16\00:29:21.76
one month, what
would happen to you?
00:29:21.76\00:29:25.03
Can you really experience life,
00:29:26.06\00:29:27.73
you know what's
gonna happen to you?
00:29:29.26\00:29:30.23
You're going to end
up talking to yourself.
00:29:31.06\00:29:32.83
Good Morning
Peter. Hi, how are you?
00:29:32.83\00:29:36.23
You go cuckoo
and even some, some
00:29:38.80\00:29:43.50
computer you know
game lovers as like a
00:29:43.50\00:29:47.03
little nerd says I
don't need people, I can do
00:29:47.03\00:29:49.73
without people, I love
to be by myself but they
00:29:49.73\00:29:55.26
are playing game
with other people,
00:29:55.26\00:29:56.56
on the Internet. They
have a virtual relationship.
00:29:58.80\00:30:02.66
My friends we love to
talk right. That's why
00:30:04.63\00:30:07.53
we have a cell phone,
chat room, Internet we
00:30:07.53\00:30:10.90
have all these things
because when you study
00:30:10.90\00:30:14.36
the Bible carefully,
it is very interesting.
00:30:14.36\00:30:17.00
Talking, listen, talking,
I want to suggest to you
00:30:19.93\00:30:24.56
in many ways talking
is the image of God and
00:30:24.56\00:30:30.40
you're like what
are you talking about.
00:30:30.40\00:30:32.23
You know, having two
eyes and one nose and
00:30:32.90\00:30:35.23
you know two arms,
this is the image of
00:30:35.23\00:30:37.00
God. No, no, no. Yes.
That's true. That's true.
00:30:37.00\00:30:40.30
But, I want to
suggest that our ability to
00:30:40.30\00:30:44.96
express ourselves
this maybe the best image
00:30:44.96\00:30:50.63
of God. Why?
Well, Genesis chapter 1,
00:30:50.63\00:30:54.83
do we know what he
looks like, in terms of God.
00:30:57.40\00:31:01.20
No, what do we
know about him? What is
00:31:01.20\00:31:05.46
keep repeating himself
over and over and over again.
00:31:05.46\00:31:08.10
God said, God
said, God said, God said,
00:31:09.26\00:31:12.20
one thing for
sure, God he speaks.
00:31:12.20\00:31:16.43
Therefore, when he
gave us the ability to
00:31:16.43\00:31:20.23
talk, he gave us his
image. Maybe this is the reason
00:31:20.23\00:31:24.96
why the way we
express ourselves, the way we
00:31:24.96\00:31:28.06
talk reveals our
character the most.
00:31:28.06\00:31:32.53
Maybe, so, talking
is important. You know,
00:31:34.73\00:31:37.73
they have done a
study to see how many words
00:31:37.73\00:31:40.96
do men use a day,
how many words do women
00:31:40.96\00:31:43.60
use a day. And I
don't think they went to
00:31:43.60\00:31:47.63
China for this,
because let me explain to you.
00:31:47.63\00:31:52.30
So, when they
study about male, they
00:31:52.30\00:31:55.96
discovered that male use
around 1,800 words a day.
00:31:55.96\00:32:01.13
I mean to me that sounds a lot.
00:32:02.36\00:32:04.60
I mean, I don't
think that's Asian.
00:32:05.33\00:32:06.30
I think Asian men
maybe ten words a day.
00:32:07.46\00:32:09.76
And any how then they
study about the female.
00:32:11.76\00:32:15.06
Now ladies, don't get mad at me.
00:32:15.06\00:32:17.50
This is not my study
and this is not about
00:32:17.50\00:32:20.96
gender competition here
but they discover ladies
00:32:20.96\00:32:23.96
use about 3,600 words a day.
00:32:23.96\00:32:26.33
But, one thing is for
sure; one thing is for sure.
00:32:28.16\00:32:31.83
We all like to
what, talk, talk. And have
00:32:31.83\00:32:36.43
you, have you ever,
have you ever had this
00:32:36.43\00:32:38.23
experience, now here
is a lady comes and she is
00:32:38.23\00:32:42.40
meeting her friend
and this lady is talking
00:32:42.40\00:32:45.56
about her friend; I
mean talking about her
00:32:45.56\00:32:47.80
friend's problem
and her problem and just
00:32:48.16\00:32:51.03
keep talking about
the problem, problem,
00:32:51.03\00:32:52.50
problem, problem,
problem, and then after
00:32:52.50\00:32:55.20
three hours
other friend goes yeah.
00:32:55.20\00:32:57.56
I have a similar problem
too. So, they just keep talking
00:32:57.56\00:33:00.46
about their
problems. No solution.
00:33:00.46\00:33:03.66
Just keep your
breath, just keep expressing.
00:33:06.76\00:33:08.60
And after six hours of
talking oh they feel so good.
00:33:10.16\00:33:14.46
Oh any
solution, no, no solution.
00:33:14.90\00:33:16.80
It just feels
good; just feels good.
00:33:17.50\00:33:19.16
You see my friends it is
so true talking is important.
00:33:20.26\00:33:23.56
But, look at this,
eating is important but you
00:33:25.30\00:33:31.63
have to eat the tree
of life. Feeling confident
00:33:31.63\00:33:36.26
without shame is
important, but you need
00:33:36.93\00:33:39.66
the garment of
light. Talking is important
00:33:39.66\00:33:43.46
and we can talk, talk,
talk and talk and talk to
00:33:43.46\00:33:46.10
everybody but if we
are not talking to God,
00:33:46.10\00:33:51.13
we may not have
life. Do you understand?
00:33:54.40\00:33:58.63
So, tree of life teaching
us the quantity of life.
00:33:58.63\00:34:03.90
Garment of light
teaching us the quality of life,
00:34:06.10\00:34:10.13
but talking to God
help us to understand the
00:34:10.90\00:34:14.13
author of life then its
complete, complete package.
00:34:14.13\00:34:20.63
But, let me ask you
something what happened
00:34:21.30\00:34:23.10
to the garment of,
excuse me, what happened
00:34:23.10\00:34:27.26
to the Garden of
Eden, where is it?
00:34:27.26\00:34:30.86
Where is it? It's in
heaven, how do you know that.
00:34:34.90\00:34:39.03
Where is it? The best
answer I think I don't know
00:34:40.43\00:34:43.20
I mean from the
Bible, I don't know.
00:34:43.20\00:34:44.86
But, I'm guessing
it was taken maybe or
00:34:46.50\00:34:50.33
something happened
to it during the flood.
00:34:50.33\00:34:52.60
But, I wanna show you
something very interesting.
00:34:54.36\00:34:58.36
Turn your Bibles with
me to the book of Exodus;
00:34:58.36\00:35:02.53
Exodus chapter 25,
Exodus chapter 25 and verse 8.
00:35:04.33\00:35:13.96
The Bible says
and let them make me a
00:35:15.50\00:35:19.36
sanctuary that I
may dwell among them.
00:35:19.36\00:35:22.86
Well, let me give you
Peter Gregory's version
00:35:23.50\00:35:26.86
on this okay. Let
them make me a sanctuary
00:35:26.86\00:35:30.60
that I may dwell
with them as I did in the
00:35:30.60\00:35:35.33
Garden of Eden. Because when you
00:35:35.33\00:35:37.86
study those sanctuary,
you begin to realize that
00:35:37.86\00:35:41.90
there are some things
are very similar to the
00:35:41.90\00:35:45.00
Garden of Eden.
Remember the meaning
00:35:45.00\00:35:47.80
of the word
Garden surrounded, cover,
00:35:47.80\00:35:51.60
enclosed. When you
look at the sanctuary
00:35:51.60\00:35:54.60
structure, is it
surrounded, enclosed
00:35:54.60\00:35:58.56
and covered?
Interesting isn't it.
00:35:58.56\00:36:02.30
And on top of that
check this out when you
00:36:02.96\00:36:05.36
go into the holy
place you have three items,
00:36:05.36\00:36:13.03
three items, to
your right the table of
00:36:13.93\00:36:18.43
Shewbread, to your
left the candle stick, just
00:36:18.43\00:36:24.46
before the most
holy place, the altar of
00:36:24.46\00:36:27.96
incense and then
when we begin to examine
00:36:28.70\00:36:32.20
those items very
carefully you begin to
00:36:32.20\00:36:34.90
realize the table
of Shewbread, and bread
00:36:34.90\00:36:38.40
is something that you
eat and bread represents
00:36:38.40\00:36:42.70
the word of God. And
if you eat the word of God
00:36:42.70\00:36:46.56
you shall live
forever. And then when you
00:36:46.56\00:36:52.76
look at the candlestick,
candlestick gives light.
00:36:52.76\00:36:56.83
It's based upon; it
comes from using the
00:36:56.83\00:37:00.30
oil right. And oil in
the Bible represents Holy
00:37:00.30\00:37:05.53
Spirit and other
places in the Bible, the Bible
00:37:05.53\00:37:09.20
says we need to be
anointed or we need to
00:37:09.20\00:37:14.70
be covered by the Holy
Spirit in order for us to
00:37:14.70\00:37:23.30
shine the light.
And then just before the
00:37:24.40\00:37:28.83
most holy place, the
altar of incense and in
00:37:28.83\00:37:31.53
the Bible incense
represents prayer,
00:37:31.53\00:37:35.56
very similar to
three lost items from the
00:37:37.30\00:37:42.60
Garden of Eden.
So, sanctuary becomes
00:37:42.60\00:37:47.10
portable Garden of
Eden. So, what is God trying
00:37:48.70\00:37:54.16
to teach us. God is
saying I know you miss
00:37:54.16\00:37:57.63
the Garden of Eden,
I know you miss those
00:37:57.63\00:38:01.00
three items but if you
have these three things
00:38:01.00\00:38:07.00
today, you can have
Garden of Eden in 21st century.
00:38:07.00\00:38:12.16
What three
things oh God tell us.
00:38:13.13\00:38:15.46
You need your
Bible; the word of God
00:38:15.70\00:38:20.40
and you need to invite
the Holy Spirit and then
00:38:20.80\00:38:25.66
you need to talk to
me. And if you do that,
00:38:26.36\00:38:29.93
that is your Garden of
Eden. And if you do that my
00:38:30.83\00:38:38.13
friends you are going to
be able to have this life
00:38:38.13\00:38:43.46
that is increasing,
bursting forth, energetic
00:38:43.46\00:38:47.20
and fruitful, you can.
And the Bible it will tell
00:38:48.00\00:38:53.23
you and this is
how. Do you remember when
00:38:53.23\00:38:56.70
Aaron's rod was placed
in the sanctuary overnight?
00:38:57.13\00:39:02.53
You remember
that. Not just for five
00:39:03.33\00:39:06.53
minutes, it was
there overnight, long time.
00:39:06.53\00:39:12.03
What happened to the
rod and by the way is
00:39:13.76\00:39:17.06
there any life in a
rod. What happens if I stick
00:39:17.06\00:39:21.93
that rod into the
best soil in Australia?
00:39:21.93\00:39:26.76
What would happen?
Yeah, put some cow dung.
00:39:28.60\00:39:32.73
Let the sun shine upon it.
Water it, what would happen.
00:39:34.56\00:39:40.56
Play classical music
for it what would happen.
00:39:42.20\00:39:44.20
Nothing, because it is
dead. This teaches my friends
00:39:46.80\00:39:52.03
many times we are like
a dead rod. No life and
00:39:52.03\00:39:58.23
a rod is only good for one
thing. What is it good for?
00:39:58.23\00:40:02.20
Hitting things, and we
are totally spiritually
00:40:03.43\00:40:08.03
dead and we just
end up hitting people.
00:40:08.03\00:40:11.00
No life, Aaron's rod
dead rod, they place it
00:40:13.60\00:40:21.30
in the sanctuary
and something happened.
00:40:21.30\00:40:24.43
Something happened
and I know that was,
00:40:25.90\00:40:29.06
that story is to
tell us that how Aaron was
00:40:29.06\00:40:31.50
chosen to be the high
priest. But we can have a very
00:40:31.50\00:40:35.50
wonder, incredible
spiritual application from here.
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Turn your Bibles
with me, turn your Bibles
00:40:38.90\00:40:41.33
with me to the book
of Numbers. Numbers,
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Numbers chapter 17
and verse 8, Numbers
00:40:50.90\00:40:58.20
chapter 17 and verse
8, the Bible says, and he
00:40:58.20\00:41:04.10
came to pass that on
the morrow Moses went
00:41:04.10\00:41:07.06
into the Tabernacle
of witness and behold the
00:41:07.06\00:41:10.26
rod of Aaron for the
house of Levi was what
00:41:10.26\00:41:13.06
budded and brought
forth buds and then
00:41:14.53\00:41:20.73
bloomed blossoms
and yielded almonds.
00:41:21.46\00:41:26.76
Now wait a minute,
that's pretty interesting.
00:41:26.76\00:41:29.03
Check this out, wait a
minute. So, Aaron's rod
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did it increase yes or
no. Yes. Pison, bursting
00:41:32.40\00:41:40.23
forth, Gihon, rapidly, Hiddekel,
00:41:40.23\00:41:47.80
produce fruit, Euphrates.
That dead rod of Aaron.
00:41:47.80\00:41:56.13
No life at all, but
because it was placed in the
00:41:57.43\00:42:01.30
sanctuary what happened?
Overnight what happened?
00:42:01.30\00:42:06.10
It revived, what
does that mean my friends.
00:42:07.60\00:42:10.93
Many times we have,
we have no desire for
00:42:11.36\00:42:15.26
God and this is
what it means by we're
00:42:15.26\00:42:17.80
spiritually dead. We
have no desire to pray.
00:42:17.80\00:42:21.86
Yeah, we have a desire
to go to heaven because
00:42:24.06\00:42:28.33
that is, that seems really
enticing, but the thing is
00:42:28.33\00:42:32.60
you may have a desire
to go to heaven but the
00:42:32.60\00:42:35.23
problem is you
have, sometimes we have no
00:42:35.23\00:42:38.26
desires to pray, to
study and to show the love of
00:42:38.26\00:42:45.73
God to the people
that are around you.
00:42:45.73\00:42:49.36
We have no desire. We
have no passion for this.
00:42:50.20\00:42:54.60
Our thoughts and
feelings are not into this.
00:42:55.53\00:42:58.90
Our thoughts and feelings
are into something that just
00:42:58.90\00:43:02.43
can please us, we have
our own garden of pleasure,
00:43:02.43\00:43:09.86
not the Garden of
Eden. So, we go for something
00:43:10.86\00:43:14.76
that will just
please us and we have no
00:43:14.76\00:43:18.86
pleasure in the things
of God and we're thinking
00:43:18.86\00:43:23.40
to our self, this
is impossible I cannot
00:43:23.40\00:43:25.90
have spiritual life,
how can I change my; yes,
00:43:25.90\00:43:30.60
I can go to, I can go
to the church, I can read,
00:43:30.60\00:43:33.06
I can sing, just you
know as pretending or
00:43:33.06\00:43:36.33
performing or as a
ritual, as a ceremony
00:43:36.33\00:43:39.70
but for me if I'm by
myself, if I'm alone,
00:43:40.06\00:43:46.00
do I really have
the desire to do this.
00:43:46.00\00:43:49.46
Can I have a life, a
spiritual life, can I have
00:43:50.73\00:43:55.80
passion for God. And
God says yes you can.
00:43:55.80\00:44:00.16
I know in the
beginning it's tough but dwell,
00:44:01.43\00:44:07.20
abide in the mist of
where God, Holy Spirit
00:44:08.26\00:44:13.76
and prayer and stay
there; stay there please.
00:44:13.76\00:44:21.66
Don't try this microwave
oven Christian revival.
00:44:22.40\00:44:26.56
I just go to AYC and
I pop into spirituality.
00:44:27.53\00:44:31.90
Come on, it's not
gonna be like that.
00:44:33.30\00:44:35.90
You, we, me to
abide; abide in what?
00:44:36.30\00:44:41.80
God's word. This
word gives God's thoughts
00:44:41.80\00:44:48.43
and his feelings in
the beginning, boring,
00:44:48.43\00:44:52.73
in the beginning we
don't want, but abide
00:44:52.73\00:44:56.76
there, stay there,
invite the Holy Spirit so that
00:44:56.76\00:45:00.26
the Holy Spirit can
take the word of God and
00:45:00.26\00:45:03.86
put it into your heart
and you pray, open your
00:45:03.86\00:45:08.33
heart, allow your
thoughts and feelings to
00:45:08.33\00:45:11.33
be transformed and
stay there if it need be all
00:45:11.33\00:45:17.13
night, all day until
you begin to feel, until you
00:45:17.13\00:45:24.53
begin to know you have
this peaceful assurance
00:45:24.53\00:45:27.96
in your heart that
you have this new life.
00:45:27.96\00:45:33.50
Things that you used
to love, you hate now.
00:45:36.20\00:45:37.80
Things you used
to hate you love now.
00:45:39.76\00:45:42.06
And God says if you
abide with me this way
00:45:43.96\00:45:49.56
you can live
forever. You have confidence,
00:45:52.93\00:45:59.90
even though you're
talking to other people
00:46:03.10\00:46:04.46
because you're talking to God,
00:46:04.46\00:46:05.83
your life will be complete.
Oh! My friends, this is
00:46:08.23\00:46:15.33
the reason why Jesus
said in John 6, I am the
00:46:15.33\00:46:20.86
bread of life, he is
a table of shewbread,
00:46:20.86\00:46:24.20
he is the tree of
life. John chapter 8 he says,
00:46:24.60\00:46:28.93
I am the light of the
world, he is a candlestick.
00:46:28.93\00:46:32.70
In some ways he is
the garment of light.
00:46:33.03\00:46:35.06
Jesus said chapter
14, In my name you pray to
00:46:36.43\00:46:39.83
my Father, he is the
incense; he is the way
00:46:39.83\00:46:45.36
we can talk to God,
face to face. In some ways
00:46:45.36\00:46:51.20
Jesus is the Garden
of Eden. So if you have
00:46:51.20\00:46:55.13
him you have the paradise.
And my friends you think
00:46:55.13\00:47:02.63
this Holy
Spirit and this prayer,
00:47:06.83\00:47:11.56
you think it's all
free. No, Jesus had to buy
00:47:12.40\00:47:17.43
back for us. He
did, let me show you.
00:47:17.43\00:47:20.70
In order for him to
buy back the Garden of
00:47:21.90\00:47:24.10
Eden he went into
the Garden of Gethsemane
00:47:24.46\00:47:30.70
and Gethsemane means pressure.
00:47:31.43\00:47:34.53
Eden pleasure. So,
Jesus was pressured
00:47:35.26\00:47:40.96
by the sins of the
world, in order to buy back
00:47:40.96\00:47:45.20
the pure pleasure in
God. In order for Jesus
00:47:45.96\00:47:50.80
to buy back the tree of
life he carried the tree
00:47:50.80\00:47:56.46
of death to Calvary.
In order for Jesus to buy
00:47:56.46\00:48:02.23
back the garment of
light he was totally
00:48:02.23\00:48:06.20
naked on the tree
and then he was covered
00:48:06.20\00:48:11.03
with darkness for
sometime. And in order to buy
00:48:11.03\00:48:16.76
back the privilege
to talk to God again,
00:48:16.76\00:48:21.96
Jesus on that Cross,
Jesus on that tree of
00:48:23.76\00:48:29.50
death completely
naked, completely covered
00:48:29.50\00:48:34.00
with darkness, he
cried out my God, my God
00:48:34.00\00:48:40.03
why hast thou forsaken me.
Basically talk to me oh God,
00:48:40.03\00:48:45.73
talk to me oh Father.
Say something to assure
00:48:45.73\00:48:48.86
my heart, say something
to comfort me, talk to me.
00:48:48.86\00:48:52.23
Silence, and the
Father was holding back.
00:48:53.66\00:48:57.73
He was holding back
to pay the price for us;
00:48:59.60\00:49:04.80
and Jesus cried out, talk
to me, talk to me, but silence.
00:49:06.23\00:49:11.83
Jesus purchased the
Garden of Eden for you.
00:49:14.46\00:49:20.60
But we ignore the
Bible. Holy Spirit oh no,
00:49:25.30\00:49:29.80
pray and talking to God,
well I'm not that interested.
00:49:29.80\00:49:33.33
I don't want these
things, I just want to eat,
00:49:33.33\00:49:36.40
eat and I have my
talent, who I am, my identity.
00:49:36.83\00:49:40.80
Yeah, I can do, I
can live my life and yeah
00:49:40.80\00:49:43.80
I have lots of friends
to talk to, this is what
00:49:43.80\00:49:46.20
I want and; and I die some day.
00:49:46.20\00:49:50.13
How foolish, how foolish.
That thief on the cross,
00:49:52.36\00:50:00.90
he is a Jew. He went
to Sabbath school lessons,
00:50:02.96\00:50:06.50
he was attending a
church, synagogue, yeah.
00:50:07.50\00:50:10.00
But, he got into
wrong friends and he found
00:50:10.43\00:50:14.36
himself a criminal.
He heard the teachings of
00:50:14.36\00:50:17.73
Jesus impressed but not
convicted and converted.
00:50:17.73\00:50:22.66
But, then on that cross he
has nothing to look for now.
00:50:24.20\00:50:29.80
He is dying as a criminal.
But, then this man Jesus
00:50:31.73\00:50:35.93
next to him and
he heard these words,
00:50:35.93\00:50:39.30
"Father, forgive them for
they know not what they do."
00:50:39.30\00:50:41.86
But, the character
of Jesus may I even say
00:50:42.30\00:50:48.43
the passion that Jesus
had for the people that
00:50:49.90\00:50:53.90
were rejecting him. He
had, Jesus had a passion
00:50:53.90\00:50:59.83
to be like God and
this thief on the cross,
00:51:00.56\00:51:08.06
this must be the son of
God. Master, I'm a criminal,
00:51:09.93\00:51:18.83
I'm about to die, but
before I die I want to
00:51:19.16\00:51:23.20
die with just one
thing in my heart that I'm
00:51:23.20\00:51:26.73
forgiven and then I
can be changed and I want
00:51:26.73\00:51:33.46
to die with peace.
So, master just remember
00:51:33.46\00:51:38.80
me when you enter
into the Kingdom of God
00:51:38.80\00:51:41.60
and Jesus he said
today; today I tell you, you
00:51:42.56\00:51:51.13
will be with me in my
paradise. And that thief
00:51:51.13\00:51:56.10
on the cross he died
with paradise in his heart.
00:51:56.10\00:52:01.60
O brothers and
sisters, which paradise are you
00:52:03.96\00:52:09.93
buying. I want to
challenge you, how
00:52:09.93\00:52:16.30
many of you are
willing to say Oh Lord,
00:52:16.30\00:52:17.70
I am spiritually
dead. My thoughts and
00:52:19.73\00:52:23.40
feelings, it's not
good and I'm feeling so
00:52:23.40\00:52:29.50
discouraged, but Lord I
see hope. If you die for
00:52:29.50\00:52:36.93
me like that, Lord
help me to abide with you,
00:52:36.93\00:52:44.56
until I receive
spiritual resurrection
00:52:46.20\00:52:52.80
and I'm willing to give
up these things that are
00:52:56.56\00:53:02.66
killing me. So, how
many of you are willing
00:53:02.66\00:53:07.23
to say Lord today I'm
willing to give up that
00:53:07.23\00:53:13.46
which is killing me and
then I may abide with you.
00:53:13.46\00:53:19.06
If you do, please
stand wherever you are.
00:53:20.86\00:53:24.43
God Bless you.
Let's pray together.
00:53:33.00\00:53:35.46
Loving heavenly
Father, sometimes we are
00:53:39.00\00:53:45.50
totally confused about
life. We don't understand
00:53:45.50\00:53:51.50
not only the world
that is around us, we don't
00:53:53.96\00:53:57.83
understand the
feelings that we have in us.
00:53:57.83\00:54:00.86
But, as we look back
to the Garden of Eden we
00:54:03.36\00:54:05.50
begin to realize the
type of life that we should
00:54:05.50\00:54:11.06
experience. But,
we don't have it.
00:54:11.06\00:54:14.30
So, Lord today we're
asking just, just, just
00:54:16.10\00:54:21.06
one thing. That we
want you to take control,
00:54:21.06\00:54:30.00
we want to allow you
to come into our hearts,
00:54:31.00\00:54:35.80
not just to come in
but we want to allow you to
00:54:37.00\00:54:42.00
transform our thoughts
and feelings and help us
00:54:42.00\00:54:47.20
oh Lord, to give up the
things that are killing us
00:54:47.20\00:54:50.70
spiritually. Thank you.
00:54:51.86\00:54:55.43
We maybe like that
thief on the cross,
00:54:58.16\00:55:00.33
But, lord help us. If
we have to die may we die
00:55:01.66\00:55:07.13
with peace and
paradise in our hearts.
00:55:07.13\00:55:12.80
We ask in Jesus name.
Amen. You may be seated.
00:55:15.03\00:55:19.96